District 3-A boys basketball championship

Notable: Playing in sixth straight District 3 title game and 18th overall. Have won 10 titles: five in Single-A and five in Double-A. Beat Greenwood for last year's title, with Marcus Dawkins scoring 24 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and Donovon Jack getting 17 points and 17 rebounds. Dawkins needs 50 points to reach 1,000 in his two seasons at Central; he needs two points to become the 23rd Berks player to reach 1,500 career points (including his first two seasons at Reading High). Jack, a junior, has 1,155 career points. Jack is averaging a team-best 17.0 points; Dawkins is averaging 15.1 and Marquis Marshall 12.0. Won their three district games by an average of 22.6 points last year; have won two district games by an average of 10.0 this season. Allowing a Berks-low 41.1 points per game and just 38.4 during five postseason games.

The WildcatsNotable: Last unbeaten boys team in Pennsylvania. Tri Valley League champs. Making third straight appearance in District 3-A final. Lost last year 51-32 to Central. Were the No. 1 seed in 2009 when they beat the Cards 50-40 in title game. Also won back-to-back titles under current coach Kent Houser in 1996 and '97; beat Holy Name for the first of those titles. Also reached title game in 1998 and 2000, losing to Holy Name and Lebanon Catholic. Beat High Point 66-53 in quarterfinals and Antietam 43-39 in semifinals. Allowing just 35.8 points per game, third-lowest figure in the state. Led by Cameron Hinkel (15.0) and Grant Lesh (9.0). Hinkel, an all-league pick, had 17 points and nine rebounds against Antietam.PIAA Tournament: Winner meets District 4-A fourth-place finisher; loser meets third-place finisher from District 4-A.